Question follow-through · 3737
Visas: Scots Gaelic Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office has considered the potential merits of creating a dedicated Gaelic Speaker Work Visa, allowing fluent Gaelic speakers from overseas to fill Gaelic-medium posts in Scotland.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Immigration and borders
- Visas: Scots Gaelic Language · 15 Jun 2026
- Visas: Scots Gaelic Language · 15 Jun 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office has considered the potential merits of creating a dedicated Gaelic Speaker Work Visa, allowing fluent Gaelic speakers from overseas to fill Gaelic-medium posts in Scotland.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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2 Jun 2026
Answer published
Teachers, including those who deliver Gaelic-medium education, already have preferential treatment in the Skilled Worker immigration route, with salary requirements based on pay scales in each of the four UK nations. There is no need for a separate dedica...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Visas: Scots Gaelic Language
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3737, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a dedicated visa route for other roles that require Gaelic
Visas: Scots Gaelic Language
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has held recent discussions with the Scottish Government on the creation of a dedicated work visa for fluent Gaelic speakers to fill Gaelic-medium posts in Scotland.